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Gabriel23717186abix
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Jan 27, 2023 2:28 PM UTC
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Footnotes reference number disappearing when aligning numbers in table

Latest InDesign (18.1x64).

In a table, when trying to align the number on .  with tabs feature the reference number for footnote is disappearing if the text is left aligned. #

Please see video.

 

Do you know of any fix or it;s just a bug and forthis reason not fixable.

 

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LaubenderCorrect answer
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Jan 27, 2023 6:13 PM UTC

Hi @Gabriel23717186abix ,

after tinkering a bit with a table in InDesign 18.1 I can reproduce the bug!

Or at least I can make the footnote references go away. Not exactly the same what you are showing in your video.

 

When I apply the Adobe World-Ready Single-line Composer or the Adobe World-Ready Composer to the text of the table the footnote references simply vanish.

 

At the top the table text is formatted with the Adobe World-Ready Composer, at the bottom it's the Adobe Composer:

 

Attached the InDesign document:

BUG-Composer-FootnotesDisappearInTable-v18.1.indd

 

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Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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Jan 31, 2023 10:33 AM UTC

Hi @Gabriel23717186abix ,

there is some news on details with this bug I want to share with you.

Thanks to Shlomit Heymann who tested on a ME version of InDesign.

 

Even when having applied one of the Adobe World-Ready Composers one can bring back the footnote references. And I think you've seen the same, just doing the opposite what I am doing to bring the references back.

 

It seems that the applied tab stops combined with the composer are the cause of the bug.

If I remove the tab stop, still the footnote references do not show up. But in the moment I use the menu command to remove them all, the footnote references are back:

 

Result of "Remove All":

 

 

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Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    Jan 30, 2023 11:44 AM UTC

    Hi @Gabriel23717186abix ,

    did a bug report at Adobe InDesign Uservoice:

     

    [EPV] Footnote references vanish in tables when the Adobe World-Ready Composer is applied
    Uwe Laubender, Jan 30, 2023

    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/46243687--epv-footnote-references-vanish-in-tables-when-th

     

    Please vote for fixing the bug.

     

    Thanks,
    Uwe Laubender
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      Gabriel23717186abixAuthor
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      Jan 30, 2023 9:07 AM UTC

      Dear all,

       

      It looks like @Laubender  it's right. It's the composer bug. I have never got this one before.

      @Peter Kahrel The colour it's just applied to the text (no character style, no nested style).

       

      It was a file that i received from a contractor and the footnote references were missing only in the table. 

      Attached is the sample test file if you still need it.

       

      Thank you all for your great and fast responses.

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        LaubenderCommunity Expert
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        Jan 27, 2023 6:33 PM UTC

        Well, I can see the composer bug already with InDesign 2020 version 15.1.4.

         

        So @Gabriel23717186abix ,

        are you perhaps using the Adobe World-Ready Single-line Composer or the Adobe World-Ready Composer with the table text?

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender
        ( Adobe Community Expert )

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        LaubenderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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        Jan 27, 2023 6:13 PM UTC

        Hi @Gabriel23717186abix ,

        after tinkering a bit with a table in InDesign 18.1 I can reproduce the bug!

        Or at least I can make the footnote references go away. Not exactly the same what you are showing in your video.

         

        When I apply the Adobe World-Ready Single-line Composer or the Adobe World-Ready Composer to the text of the table the footnote references simply vanish.

         

        At the top the table text is formatted with the Adobe World-Ready Composer, at the bottom it's the Adobe Composer:

         

        Attached the InDesign document:

        BUG-Composer-FootnotesDisappearInTable-v18.1.indd

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender
        ( Adobe Community Expert )

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        LaubenderCommunity Expert
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        Jan 27, 2023 3:50 PM UTC

        Hm.

        I wonder how footnote 2 can be in a different cell when footnotes 1 and 3 share the same cell…

         

        @Gabriel23717186abix ,

        could you share a sample document with the table?

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender
        ( Adobe Community Expert )

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          Peter Kahrel
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          Jan 27, 2023 4:16 PM UTC

          Uwe -- Notes 1 and 3 are not in the same cell.

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            LaubenderCommunity Expert
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            Jan 27, 2023 5:33 PM UTC

            Thanks Peter,

            I need a break. Or a weekend.

             

            Regards,
            Uwe Laubender
            ( Adobe Community Expert )

             

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            Peter Kahrel
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            Jan 27, 2023 3:21 PM UTC

            I can't reproduce that here. Where does the colour come from? A character style? Do you have any nested styles in the paragraph style that might be triggered mysteriously by the alignment?

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